Internet Connection Required?

Can this game be played without an internet connection? Whenever I play it connects to EA servers since my internet is on and it always connects automatically. Just wondering if this is a game that'll be playable years from now on PS3, or if I would need to get the PC version for that.---PSN ID/GamerTag: KoLAddictPokemon HeartGold FC: 2064-1674-1575

huh.. i should disable that... loading the game is annoying and painful.. especially the first 'checking save data' that often takes a loooooong time, and sometimes freezes.. WTF ARE YOU CHECKING MY SAVE DATA FOR THAT TAKES MORE THAN 2 SECONDS?! I'D LIKE TO SEE A MENU, PLEASE!!!---/__\ Sci-fi books with a lil humoUr and horror and the occasional lesbian hero?\__/ www.ozero.ca PSN:ozero LBP levs:http://lbp.me/u/Ozero/levels